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PERFORATING MACHINE.

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IE'ERFOBATING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1919.

Application filed April 3, 1918. Serial No. 226,501.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM W. LAsKnR, a citizen of the United States,residing in borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPerforating-Machines, of which the follow ing is a specification Thisinvention relates to accounting machines in general and moreparticularly to machines for perforating record cards or strips for usein accounting machines.

Among the main objects of the present. invention, 1t is aimed to providea perforating machine in which the perforating. means are first set toreproduce a record, then a card fed to position, then the perforatingmeans actuated to perforate the card to reproduce the record inperforations on said card, then the card discharged, and finally themachine. restored for the next succeeding card.

A further object of the invention is to provide a perforating machine asaforesaid, in which after the perforating means have been set forperforation, the same may be retained inoperative so that a card may bepassed through the machine without being perforated.

vA still further object of the invention is to provide a perforatingmachine having a carriage on which a single row of setting pins arecaused to travel over a plurality of rows of settable pins actuatable bysaid setting pins to in turn cooperate with punches for perforating acard, in which the carriage may be returned to initial position, eithersimultaneously with the restoration of the settable pins orindependently.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of means forrestoring the several rows of perforating means or punches which may beindependently anchored out of operation.

The invention further contemplates oer-- tain features of arrangementand construction of the several Working parts conducive to highefficiency. 1

These and other features, capabilities, and advantages of the inventionwill appear from the subjoined detail description of one specificembodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view ofthe machine made accordmg to the p esentinvention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same;

Fig. 2 is a detached perspective' part of the escapement mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line- 3-3 of Fig. 1; v

Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective of the means for restoring thepunches to normal position;

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective of the means for anchoring therestoring means out of operation while the card is passed through themachine without being perforated;

Fig. 6 is a fragmental reduced side elevation of the machine; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmental detail of part of the carriage.

In the embodiment shown there is provided a platform 11 from which acard, being guided by the side rails 11', is fed to the rolls 12 and 13and by them fed between the guide plate 14 and die plate 15, which areprovided with a plurality of registering perforations in which thepunches 16 cooperate, until the card is stopped by the stops 150 whichare actuated to extend any time to receive the card when it is receivedby the plates 14 and 15. The stops 150 are die plate 15 are operativelyconnected to reciprocate vertically, the punches 16 having heads 17 attheir upper ends which rest on the plate 18 when the guide plate 14 anddie plate 15 are in descended position, the plate 18 being disposedabove and stationary rela tive to the guide plate 14.

Down from the die plate 15 extend the standards 19 to which is connectedthe horizontal bar 20 to cooperate with one end of the lever 21 mountedon the fulcrum 22 and having its other end provided with a roll 23traveling in the cam groove 24 of the cam 25 loosely mounted on thedriving shaft 26. The cam 25 has a notch 27 in its periphery to receivethe nose 28 of the spring 29, which spring operates to resilientlyretain the cam 25 against rotation with the driving shaft 26.

On one side of the cam 25 there is formed an abutment 30 for engagementby the pawl 31 which is pivoted to the cam or disk 32 fixed on the shaft26, the pawl 31 having its abutment engaging end resiliently depressedby the spring 33. The other end of the pawl 31 is disposed in the pathof movement of the lever 34 fixed on the rock shaft 35 disposed parallelto the shaft 26 and having secured thereto an actuating lever 36provided with a finger piece 37 preferably disposed adjacent to the edgeof the platform 11. The lever 36 in the present instance is providedwith a spring 38 which normally maintains the lever 36 1n raisedposition and with it the lever 34 in inactive position.

The action of the foregoing is substantially as follows: When the shaft26 is driven, the disk 32 rotating in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. 5, and the pawl 31 is not rocked by the lever 34, theabutment engaging end of the pawl 31 will engage the abutment and rotatethe cam 25 with it, thereby rocking the lever 21, to actuatethe'standards 19 and therewith the plates 14 and 15 in an upwarddirection.

If, on the other hand, the lever 36 is depressed when the shaft 26 isdriven, the lever 34 will rock the pawl 31 out of engagement with theabutment 30 thereby to permit the actuation of the shaft 26 withoutreciprocating the plates 14 and 15-.

From the plates 14 and 15, the card is fed 38 to the rolls 39 and 40 andby them fed into the receptacle 41, the rolls 39 and 40 directing thecard onto the packing member 42 which is rocked with each cycle of theshaft 26, immediately after each card is fed thereon, to press thereceived card under and beyond the resilient downwardly retained rod 43to provide a receiving space for the next succeeding' card when thepacking member 42 returns to normal position. As the cards are pressedbeyond the rod 43, the packing member 42 will further operate to packthe cards against the retreating member 44, thereby to anchor the cardsin a compact pile between the rod 43 and retreating member 44.

The packing member 42 is mounted on the shaft 45 which is connected bythe lever 46 with one end of the link 47, the other end of which isprovided with an eccentric strap 48 to encircle the eccentric 49 fixedon the shaft 26. v

Th rolls 13, 38, and 40 are all interconnected by gears with the maindriving gear 67 fixed on the main shaft 26, the gear 67 in the presentinstance being in mesh with the ,gear 68 connected to one of the rolls13 which roll as aforesaid is connected with the rolls 38 and 40 bygears, as shown in Fig. 6.

Above the punches l6 are disposed the punch settable means consistingessentially of lower spring-pressed pins 50 and upper locking platecontrolled pins 51. The lower spring pressed pins 50 correspond innumber to the punches 16 and register therewith, being slidably mountedin the plates 52 and 53 spaced from one another by the side bars 54 and55. On each of the pins 50 is formed a collar 56 to abut against theupper plate 52 and on each of the pins 50 is mounted a spring 57 tensedbetween the collar 56 and the lower plate 53, thereby normally retainingt e pins 50 in raised position. The lower ends of the pins 50 areadapted to cooperate with the pimches 16, while the upper ends of thepins 50 are adapted to coiiperate' with the pins 51 The pins 51 arepreferably fiat pieces slidably mounted on the plates 57 and 58, theplate 57 being mounted on the side rails 59 and 60, while the plate 58is secured to l the plate 57 by the studs 61. The pins 51, pins 50, andpunches 16 are arranged in rows, each consisting of a. complete seriesof the available data to'be selected for a particular column. Each rowof pins 51 have their lower ends slidably mounted in a locking plate orbar 62 common to such row. These bars 62 are horizontally slidable inthe lower ends of the side rails 59 and 60, and in the present instance,are spring-pressed in a direction from the side rail 60 to the side rail59 by the springs 63. The pins 51 are provided with cam surfaces 64, onone side thereof, in the present instance the side faclocking bar 62,the cam surfaces 64 being 'ing the side rail 60 to cotiperate with thesuch that whena pin 51 of a particular row is depressed, it will rockthe locking bar 62 coiiperating therewith in a direction toward the siderail 60 against the tension of its spring 63. Above the cam surfaces 64are formed shoulders 65 to engage the bar 62 when a pin is depressed andthus lock the depressed pin 51 in its depressed position.

The lower ends of the pins 51 cooperate with the pins 50 as aforesaid,while the upper ends of the pins 5'1 cotiperate with the setv ting pins66.

The pins 66 are slidably mounted in the 9 plate v69 of the carriage 70,there being but a single row of setting pins 66 corresponding to one ofthe rows of pins 51. The setting pins 66 are pivotally connected to thebell-crank levers 71 pivotally mounted at their elbows on the shaft 72,journaled in the frame 7 3, the upper ends of the levers 71 extendingthrough the upper portion of the frame 73 and into cotiperative relationwith the flexible rods 74, terminating at one end adjacent to the levers71 at one side of the support 75 and extending through the flexibleconduits 7 6 into cotiperative re lation with the keys 77 of thekey-board 78. 3

The carriage 70 is provided with the rollers 79 on one side and theroller 80 on the other side, to ride on the rails 81 and 82 respectivelybeing drawn in a forward direction by a spring disposed in the housing83 to which the carriage is connected by. the tape 84. For convenientlylimiting the return movement of the carriage 70 and atthe same timepreserving the same a ainst shock, the buffer member 139 is providedwhich comprises essentially a bar 140 hav- I ing a suitable shockabsorbing cushion 141 at its carriage engaging end, a plurality ofnotches 142 along one edge thereof .to cooperate with the pivotallymounted bar 143 to adjust the extent of said bar 140 and thereby adjustthe limit of return movement of the carriage 70. The bar 140 as shown inFigs. 2 and 6, extends through the bracket 144 and is anchored thereinby the pivotally mounted bar 1413. The carriage 70 is anchored inposition at successive stations by escapement mechanism which has a gear85 mounted on the shaft 86 and in mesh with the rack 87. On the shaft 86is fixed the ratchet wheel 88 which cooperates with the pawls 89 and 90to intermittently anchor the gear 85 against rotation, the rack andcarriage being so arranged at its positions of rest to locate its row ofsetting pins 66 in registration with the several rows of pins 51.

The pawl 89 is loosely mounted on the shaft 91 While the pawl 90 isfixed on the shaft 91, which has aplate 92 fixed thereon and inengagement with the levers 71 so that whenever a lever 71 is rocked, itwill in turn rock the pawls 89 and 90 to permit the escapement of theratchet wheel 88 a tooth-space, and therewith the travel of the carriage70 a tooth-space.

The pawl 89 is in engagement with the ratchet wheel 88 while thecarriage 70 is at rest, while the pawl 90'will only engage the ratchetwheel 88 when the pawl 89 is rocked out of engagement with the ratchetwheel 88. The pawl 89 in the present instance is provided with a tooth93, which tooth end is substantially twice the thickness of the pawl 90,and has an extension 94 recessed on one side to accommodate the pawl 90,the recessed portion having a concave shoulder 95 to receive the roundedend of the pawl 90 and permit its rotation relative to the pawl 89. Thepawl 89 in the present instance is loosely mounted onthe shaft 91 topermit its movement relative to the pawl 90 and shaft 91 which isprovided inorder to permit the advance of the carriage a pluralitv ofspaces without interruption. The pawl 90 is normally retained fromengagement with the ratchet wheel 88 by the shaft 91 and lever-96 whichis connected by the spring 97 to resiliently retain the shaft 91 in aposition where its plate" 92 is pressed against the levers 71. The pawl89 is normally retained in engagement with the ratchet wheel 88 by thespring 98 which connects the pin 99 on the pawl 89 with the projection100 on the lever 101 which is loosely mounted on the shaft 86. Wheneverthe pawl 90 is rocked by the shaft 91, to engage the ratchet wheel 88,it will raise the pawl 89 out of engagement with such ratchet wheel bymeans of the pin 102 formed eccentrically of the cam 108 which extendsthrough the pawl 90 while the pin 102 cooperates with the recess 91 ofthe extension 94 to depress the pawl 89. The cam 103 has a head 104 forengagement-by the operator to permit adjusting the positions of the pawl89 relative to the pawl 90 by the position of the pin 102.

The lever 101 is provided for initiating the restoration of the lockingplate 62, such lever 101 having an upper finger. engaging arm 104 and alower arm 105 provided with a pin 106 to engage the slot 107 in theroller carrying link 108 which is connected to the extension 109 formedon the carriage 70. The link 108 has slidably mounted thereon a roller110, which is adapted to cooperate with the levers 111 pivotally mountedon the shaft 112 at their lower ends while their upper ends are adaptedto engage the plates 62, a lever 111 for each plate 62. The levers 111have cam surfaces 113 as clearly shown in Fig. 4 so that when the roller110 is in its raised position it will pass over the levers 111 withoutrocking them and in turn, when depressed, rock the levers 111 to actuatethe plates 62. For purposes of alinement, the

extreme upper ends of the levers 111 are located in the notches formedin the guide plate 11 1.

For anchoring the levers 111 out of operative position, thereciprocating plate 115 is provided which, as shown in Fig. 2, has inclined slots 116 at its ends to receive the screws 117, the slotsinclining in the same direction relative to one another, and a spring118 for normally straining the plate in its raised position with thescrews 117 located at the lower ends of the slots 116. In this raisedposition, the plate 115 will be disposed in the path of movement of thetail pieces 118 of the levers 111. Thus when it is desired to anchor anyof the levers 111 out of operative position it will only be necessary todepress the plate 115 to free the tail pieces 118 when such levers 111as are to be anchored out of operative position will be swung over awayfrom the plates 62 with their tail pieces 118 disposed inside of theplate 115, and the plate 115 then released to permit the same to rise upagain and be (lissition'and in turn that the levers 111 which have beenrocked out of operative position .as aforesaid after depressing theplate 115 will depend entirely upon gravity to remain in suchinoperative position while the plate 115 merely serves as an anchor toprevent them from being accidentally rocked into operative position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that after a card has been perforatedand the carriage is at its extreme end, it will only be necessary forthe operator to engage the lever arm 104' to withdraw the carriage andat the same time the pressure exercised upon such lever arm 104 in thewithdrawal aforesaid, will rock the lever 101 to bring its roller 110into engagement with the cam su'rfaces'113 of the levers 111 andsimultaneously with the return of the carriage 70, the roller 110 willtravel along the levers 111 to successively rock them over against theplate 62 to free the pins 51 which by means of the spring pressed pins50 will be immediately snapped into elevated position and the plates 62returned to normal posi tion after the roller has passed over them orreleased their adjacent lever 111. For the purpose of advancing thecarriage one or more spaces, especially a plurality of spaces, Withoutactuating a setting pin 66, it will only be necessary for theoperator'to engage the pin 99 which is enlarged for such purpose andraise the pawl 89 out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 88. Tofacilitate such operaion, the enlarged finger piece or pin 119 is formedas an extension of the shaft 86 which may serveas a support for theoperators hand when manipulating the pin 99. This pin 119 may also beused as a point for engagement by the operator inclependent of the lever101 when it is desired to return the. carriage 7 0 without restoring thepins 51. 1

When the carriage 7 0 has gone its full distance and the complete dataof a particular record has been reproduced by the pins 51, a card to beperforated is placed by the operator on the platform 11 and fed betweenthe rails 11 to the rolls 12 and 13, then the key 120 depressed whichactuates a flexible rod 121 disposed in the flexible conduit 122 to inturn engage the lower arm of the lever 123 which lower arm is normallymaintained in engagement with the rod 121 by the spring 124. The lever123 is fulcrumed to the bearing standard 125 in the upper end of whichis slidably mounted the reciprocating rod 126 which has a pin 127 at oneend thereof riding in the cam slot 128 formed in the upper arm of thelever 123. Thus, whenever the lever 123 is actuated by the rod 121 itwill in turn actuate the reciprocating rod 126. The rod 126 has thefinger 129 formed thereon which is adapted to cooperate with the head130 of the clutch pin 131 formed in the bracket 132 fixed to the maindriving shaft 26. Loosely mounted on the shaft 26 and adjacent to and incoiiperative relation with the clutch pin 131 is provided a clutchmember 133 connected to be rotated by any suitable source of power suchas the motor M. The clutch member 133 is provided with lugs 134 on itsperiphery to engage the clutch pin 131 when the same has been releasedby the finger 129. Thus, after the pins 51 have been set forperforation, it will only be necessary to depress the key 120 when thefinger 127 will be withdrawn from engagement with the head 130 therebypermitting the pin 131 to extend into the path of movement of the lugs134 and such lugs 134 engaging the pin 131 will rotate the bracket 132to in turn actuate the shaft 26, whereupon the gear 67 fixed on saidshaft will actuate the feed rolls 13, 38, and 40 to feed the cardthrough the machine, and the disk 32 through the instrumentality of thepawl 31 will engage the abutment 30 to actuate the cam 25 to in turn, atthe proper.

prising plates 14 and 15 will again come to rest.

For the purpose of feeding a card through the machine withoutperforating the same,-

which may be desired in order to insert a space card or total card in agroup of cards,

after a data has been reproduced by the pins 51, means are provided foractuating the feed rolls 13, 38, and 40' without actuating theperforating means. In this case instead of depressing the key 120, thefinger piece 37 is depressed, which actuates the rock shaft The rockshaft, as already explained, has formed thereon a lever 34 which willrock the pawl 31 out of the path of movement of the abutment 30.Simultaneously with this actuation of the pawl 31, the clutch pin 130will be released which is done by means of the cam lever 135 which isfixed on the rock shaft 35 and has a cam surface to coiiperate with thepin 136 on the modifications maybe made to the details of constructionwithout departing from the general spirit-of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a perforating machine, the combination with settable pins forreproducing a record, punches, a driven shaft, means for actuating saidpunches to cooperate with said settable pins to perforate a record card,means for feeding a card into cooperation with said punches, means foroperatively connecting said punch actuating means with said drivenshaft, means for operatively connecting said feeding means with saiddriven shaft, and means for connecting the driven shaft for actuationthereby to actuate said feeding means while retaining said punchactuating means out of operation.

2. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card,

Y means for feeding a card to said perforating means, a driven shaft,means for operatively connecting said perforating means with said drivenshaft, means for operatively connecting said feeding means with said drven shaft, and means for connecting said driven shaft for actuation toactuate said feeding means while retaining said perforating means out ofoperation.

3. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, means for feeding a card to said perforating means, a drivenshaft, means for operatlvely connecting said perforating means with saiddriven shaft, means for operatively connecting said feeding means withsaid driven shaft, means fOr operatively connecting said driven shaftfor actuation thereby to actuate said perforating means and feedingmeans, and means for operatively connecting said driven shaft foractuation thereby to actuate said feeding means while retaining saidperforating means out of operation.

451 In a perforating machlne, the comblnation with means for perforatinga card, of

means for feeding a card to said perforating means, a driven shaft,means for operatively connecting said perforating means with said drivenshaft, means for operatively connecting said feeding means with saiddriven shaft, means for operatively connecting said driven shaft foractuation to actuate said perforating means and feeding means, and meansfor operatively connectlng said driven shaft for actuation andsimultaneously retaining the operative connection between saidperforating means and said driven shaft out of operation.

5, In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, of means for feeding a card to said perforating means, a drivenshaft, means for operatively connecting said perforating means with saiddriven shaft, means for operatively connect ing said feeding means withsaid driven shaft, means for connecting said driven shaft for actuation,means for actuating said connectingmeans of said driven shaft intooperative relation with said driven'shaft for actuation, and means forsimultaneously actuating the connecting means of said driven shaft intooperative relation with said driven shaft and actuating the operativeconnection of said perforating means with said driven shaft out ofoperation.

6. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, means for feeding a card to said perforating means, a drivenshaft, means for operatively connecting said feeding means with saiddriven shaft, a cam loosely mounted on said driven shaft and operativelyconnected to said perforating means, means for normally connecting saidcam to rotate with said shaft, means for connecting said driven shaftfor actuation, means for actuating the connecting means of said drivenshaft into operative relation with said driven shaft for actuation, andmeans for simultaneously actuating the connecting means of said drivenshaft into operative relation with said driven shaft and actuating theconnecting means between said cam and said shaft out of operation. a

7. In a perforating machine, the combinat1on with means for perforatinga card, a driven shaft, a cam loosely mounted on said shaft andoperatively connected to said perforating means, means for normallyconnecting said cam to rotate with said shaft, means for connecting saidshaft for actuation, and means for simultaneously actuating theconnecting means of said driven shaft into operative relation with saidshaft for actuation and actuating the connecting means between said camand said shaft out of operation.

8. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, of a driven shaft, driving means, a camloosely mounted on saidshaft and operatively connected to said perforating means, means fornormally connecting said cam to rotate with said shaft, means forconnecting said shaft with said driving means, and means forsimultaneously actuating the connecting means of said shaft intooperative relation with said driving means and actuating the connectingmeans between said cam and said shaft out of operation.

9. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card,,of a driven shaft, driving means, a cam loosely mounted on saidshaft and operatively connected to said perforating means, means fornormally connecting said cam to rotate with said shaft, means forconnecting said driven shaft with said driving means, means for ingmeans, and means for anchoring the connecting means between said cam andsaid shaft out of operation.

10. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, of a driven shaft, driving means, a cam loosely mounted on saidshaft and operatively connected to said perforating means, means fornormally connecting said cam to rotate with said shaft, means forconnecting said driven shaft with said driving means, means foractuating the connecting means of said shaft into operative relationwith said driving means, and means for simultaneously actuating theconnecting means of said. shaft into operative relation with saiddriving means and actuating the connecting means between said cam andthe said shaft out of operation.

11. In a perforating machine, the combinationwith means for perforatinga card, of a driven shaft, driving means, means for feeding a card toand from said perforating means, means for operatively connecting saidfeeding means with said driven shaft, a cam loosely mounted on saidshaft and operatively connected to said perforating means, a disk fixedto said shaft, an abutment on said cam, a pawl resiliently strained toengage said abutment to permit the rotation of said cam with said disk,means for connecting said driven shaft with said driving means, meansfor simultaneously actuating the connecting means of said shaft intooperative relation with said driving means and rocking said pawl out ofengagement with said abutment to permit the rotation of said shaftwithout the rotation of said cam.

12. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card,

of a driven shaft, driving means, a cam loosely mounted on said shaftand operatively connected to said perforating means, a disk fixed tosaid shaft, an abutment on said cam, a pawl resiliently strained toengage said abutment to permit the rotation of said cam with said disk,means for connecting said driven shaft with said driving means, meansfor simultaneously actuating the connecting means of said shaft intooperative relation with said driving means and rocking said pawl out ofengagement with said abutment to permit the rotation of said shaftwithout the rotation of said cam.

13. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, of a driven shaft, driving means, means for feeding a card toand from said perforating means, means for operatively connecting saidfeeding means with said driven shaft, a cam loosely mounted on saidshaft and 0peratively connected to said perforating means, a disk fixedto said shaft, an abut ment on said cam, a pawl resiliently strained forrocking said rock shaft, and levers on said rock shaft one to rock saidinitial lever to initiate the connection between said driven shaft andsaid driving means, and the other to rock said pawl out of engagementwith said abutment to permit the rotation of said shaft without therotation of said cam.

14:. In a perforating machine, the combination with means forperforating a card, of a driven'shaft, driving means, means for feedinga card to and from said perforating means, means for operativelyconnecting said feeding means with said d'riven shaft, a cam looselymounted on said shaft and operatively connected to said perforatingmeans, a disk fixed to said shaft, an abutment on said cam, a pawlresiliently strained to engage said abutment to permit the rotation ofsaid cam with said disk, means for connecting said driven shaft withsaid driving means having an initial lever, a rock shaft, an actuatinglever on said rock shaft for rocking said rock shaft, levers on saidrock shaft one to rock said initial lever to initiate the connectionbetween said driven shaft and said driving means, and the other to rocksaid pawl out of engagement with said abutment to permit the rotation ofsaid shaft without the rotation of said cam, and means for exclusivelyactuating said initial lever whereupon the driven shaft will be actuatedand simultaneously therewith both the feeding and perforating meansactuated.

15. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card,

means for feeding a card to and from said perforating means, means forrestoring said perforating means for a new setting, means for retainingsaid perforating means against restoration for perforating a pluralityof cards with the same setting, and means for anchoring said perforatingmeans against actuation while a total card or space card is fed throughthe machine by said feeding means.

16. In a perforating machine, the combination with settable pins forreproducing a 17. In a perforating machine, the combi nation withsettable pins for reproducing a record, punches, means for feeding acard into cooperation with said settable pins and punches, means foractuating said punches to cooperate with said settable pins to perforatethe card fed thereto, means for setting said settable pins, plates forlocking the settable pins in the position set by said settlng pins,levers for actuating said plates to release said settable pins, andmeans for actuating said levers to in turn actuate said locking plates.

18. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, and means on saidcarriage actuatable to restore said settable pins when said carriage isreturned to initial position.

19. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for anchoringsaid settable pins in set position, and means on said carriageactuatable to restore said settable pins when said carriage is returnedto initial position.

20. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said set-tablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, plates forresiliently anchoring said settable pins in set position, and means onsaid carriage actuatable to restore said settable pins when saidcarriage is returned to initial position.

21. In a perforating machine, the combination With rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating ,with said settablepins to perforate a card, a

carriage traveling across said settable pins, a row of setting pinsmounted on said carriage for successively cooperating with said settablepins to set the same, plates for anchoring said settable pins in setposition, levers adjacent to said plates, and an actuating lever on saidcarriage actuatable when said carriage is returned to initial positionto rock the levers adjacent said plates to actuate said plates therebyto in turn restore said settable pins.

22. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a

carriage traveling across said settable pins, a row of setting pinsmounted on said car riage for successively cooperating with saidsettable pins to set the same, plates for anchoring said settable pinsin set position, levers adjacent to said plates, cam surfaces on saidlevers, and a lever on said carriage actuatable when said carriage isreturned to initial position to cooperate with said cam surfaces to rockthe levers adjacent said plates to actuate said plates to in turnrestore said settable pins.

23. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, plates foranchoring said settable pins in set position, levers adjacent to saidplates, cam surfaces on said levers, an actuatable lever fulcrumed onsaid carriage, the upper end of which may be actuated when the carriageis being returned to an initial position, and a roll on the lower end ofsaid actuating lever cooperating with said cam surfaces when saidactuating lever is actuating, thereby to rock the levers adjacent saidplates on the return movement of the carriage to actuate said plates toin turn restore said settable pins.

24. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, -of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, plates for anchoring said settable pins in set position, levers adjacent to saidplates, an actuating lever on said carriage actuatable when saidcarriage is returned to initial position to rock the levers adjacentsaid plates to actuate said plates thereby to in turn restore saidsettable pins, and means for anchoring one or more of the leversadjacent said plates out of the path of movement of said actuating leverto anchor certain of said settable pins-against restoration.

25. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card,

a carriage traveling across said settable pins, a row of setting plnsmounted on sald carriage for successively cooperating with said settablepins to set the same, plates for anchoring said settable pins in setposition, levers adjacent to said plates, an actuating lever on saidcarriage actuatable when said carriage is returnedto initial position torock the levers adjacent said plates to aCtll? ate said plates therebyto in turn restore said settable pins, tail pieces on the leversadjacent said plates, and a resiliently strained plate forcoiiperatingwith said tail pieces to anchor said levers either in or out of the pathof movement of said actuating lever.

26. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for succesivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, plates foranchoring said settable pins in set position,

levers adjacent to said plates, cam surfaces on said levers, anactuatable lever fulcrumed on said carriage, the upper end of which maybe actuated when the carriage is being returned to an initial position,and a roll on the lower end of said actuating lever cooperating withsaid cam surfaces when said actuating lever is actuated, thereby to rockthe levers adjacent said plates on the return movement of the carriageto actuate said plates to in turn restore said settable pins, said rollpassing through a different path of movement with the return of thecarriage when said actuating lever is not actuated so that the carriagemay be returned without restoring the settable pins.

27. In a perforating machine, the combination with a pin boxreciprocably mounted to perforate a card, means for feeding a card toand from said pin box, and means for actuating said feeding means whileretaining said pin box inoperative.

28. In a perforating machine, the combination, with means forperforating a card, of a driven shaft, driving means, means for feedinga card to and from said perforating means, means for operativelyconnecting said feeding means with said driven shaft, a cam looselymounted on said shaft and operatively connected to said perforatingmeans, a dislefixed tosaid shaft, an abutment on said cam, a pawlresiliently strained to engage said abutment to permit the rotation ofsaid cam with said disk, means for connecting said driven shaft withsaid driving means having an initial lever, a rock shaft, an actuatinglever on said rock shaft for rocking said rock shaft, levers on saidrock shaft one to-rock said initial lever'to initiate the connectionbetween said driven shaft and said driving means, and the other to rocksaid pawl out of engagement with said abutment to permit the rotation ofsaid shaft without the rotation of said cam, a key, and a flexible rodoperable by said key to actuate said initial lever thereby toexclusively actuate said initial lever whereby the driven shaft will beactuated and simulsaid feeding means with said driven shaft,

a cam loosely mounted on said shaft and operatively connected to saidperforating means, a disk fixed to said shaft, an abutment on said cam,a pawl resiliently strained to engage said abutment to permittherotation of said cam with said disk, means for connecting said drivenshaft with said driving means having an initial lever, a key, and aflexible rod operable by said key to actuate said initial lever therebyto exclusively actuate said initial lever whereupon the driven shaftwill be actuated and simultaneously both the perforating and feedingmeans actuated.

30. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for anchoringsaid settable pins in set position, and means on said carriageactuatable to restore said settable pins when said carriage is returnedto initial position, said carriage being returnable without actuatingsaid restoring means, thereby to retain said settable pins in their setposition. I

31. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, plates foranchoring said settable pins in set positions, levers adjacent to saidplates, and an actuating lever on said carriage actuatable when saidcarriage is returned to initial position to rock the levers adjacentsaid plates toactuate said plates thereby to in turn restorel saidsettable pins, said carriage being returnable without actuating saidactuating lever, thereby to retain said settable pins in their setposition.

32. In a perforating machine, the combination with means for perforatinga card, a receptacle for perforated cards, means for feeding a card toand from said perforating means to said receptacle, a packing member insaid receptacle to pack the cards in a comshaft to be actuated thereby,an eccentric on said driven shaft, an eccentric strap on said eccentric,and a link connecting said packing member with said eccentric strap.

33. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means on saidcarriage actuatable to restore said settable pins when said carriage isreturned to initial position, a buffer to define the return limit ofmovement of said carriage, said buffer comprising a notched bar, acushion on the end of said bar to absorb the shock, and a lever forcooperating with the notches on said bar to adjust the extent of saidbar for defining the limit of return movement of said carriage.

34. in a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for anchoringsaid settable pins in set position, means on said carriage actuatablewhen said carriage is returned to initial position to actuate saidanchoring means and thereby to in turn restore said settable pins,escapement means on said carriage to afford a step-by-stepmovement ofsaid carriage to permit the successive cooperation of said setting pinswith said several rows of settable pins, a pin being formed on saidanchoring means, and a second pin formed on said escapement means to beactuated by the operator when the carriage is to be released for freelytraveling over several spaces at a time without interruption, the firstpin forming a support for the operators finger when cooperating with thesaid second pin.

85. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, escapement means onsaid carriage to afford a step-by-step movement of said carriage topermit the successive cooperation of said setting pins with said,several rows of set table pins, means for operatively connecting saidescapement means with said setting pins whereby said carriage isactuated a step space Whenever a Setting pin is actuate said escapementmeans comprising a ratchet wheel cooperating pawl fixed to be actuatedwhenever a setting pin is actuated, and a second ratchet wheelcooperating pawl loosely mounted to be actuated by said first pawl.

36. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for advancingsaid carriage, a rack, a gear on said carriage cooperating with saidrack, a ratchet wheel on said carriage fixed to rotate with said gear, ashaft, a pawl cooperating with said ratchet wheel fixed on said shaftand operatively connected to be actuated whenever a setting pin isactuated, a second pawl loosely mounted on said shaft, said pawls innormal operation alternately cooperating to permit said ratchet wheel totravel a tooth-space at a time to which end an extension is formed onsaid second pawl, and a pin formed on said fixed pawl to engage theupper edge of said extension.

37. in a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of'setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for advancingsaid carriage, a rack, a gear on said carriage cooperating with saidrack, a ratchet .wheel on said carriage fixed to rotate with said gear,a shaft, a pawl cooperating with said ratchet wheel fixed on said shaftwhen'operatively connected to be actuated whenever a setting pin isactuated, a second pawl loosely mounted on said shaft, an extension onsaid second pawl having a recess in its upper edge, and a pin formed onsaid fixed pawl to cooperate with said recess to raise said second pawlout of engagement with said ratchet wheel whenever said first pawl isactuated into engagement therewith.

38. In a perforating machine. the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a record, of punches for cooperating with said settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said settablepins, a row of setting pins mountedon said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for advancingsaid carriage, a rack, a gear on said carriage cooperating with saidrack,

a ratchet wheel on said carriage fixed to rotate withsaid gear, a shaft,a pawl cooperating with said ratchet wheel fixed on said.

shaft and operatively connected to be ac tuated whenever a setting pinis actuated, a second pawl loosely mounted on said shaft, an extensionon said second pawl, a pin for engaging said second pawl to actuate saidsecond pawl simultaneously with said first pawl, and a cam rotatablymounted in said first pawl on, which said pin is eccentrically mountedwhereby the pin may be set to adjust the relative engagement of thepawls with said ratchet wheel.

39. In a perforating machine, the combination with rows of settable pinsfor reproducing a' record, of punches for cooperating with aid settablepins to perforate a card, a carriage traveling across said set tablepins, a row of setting pins mounted on said carriage for successivelycooperating with said settable pins to set the same, means for advancingsaid carriage, a rack, a gear on said carriage cooperating with saidrack, a ratchet wheel on said carriage fixed to r0- tate with said gear,a shaft, a pawl cooperating with said ratchet wheel fixed on said shaftand operatively connected to be actuated whenever a setting pin isactuated, a second pawl loosely mounted on said shaft, an extension onsaid second pawl recessed on one side, and a concave shoulder formed bysaid recessed extension with said second pawl, the first pawl seating insaid recessed side combining with the extension to equal the thicknessof said second pawl, and operatively connected to said second pawl toactuate the same.

40. In a perforating machine, the combi natlon with means forperforating a card,

means for feeding a card to said perforating means, means for actuatingsaid perforating means, and means for anchoring the actuating means forsaid perforating means against oneration while permitting the actuationof said actuating means.

H. M. KILPATRH'K. W. D. PENNEY.

